today Jr was entering thru the side gate & Louie escaped. Bud called him but only ended up scaring him... he backed into the street and got nailed by a car that was slowing (10~15 mph max according to Bud). He then bolted and is no where to be found... [sm=boohoo.gif][sm=boohoo.gif][sm=boohoo.gif] my hiking buddy is MIA...

 

I like that pic , but DAMN !!!!! sorry about that guy.

 

 

Damn steve thats some bad news, hope everything turns out for the best. How long has he been gone?

 

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for those of you who dont know him... we adopted him from the spca at about 1 year old, put him thru 16 weeks of doggie trainning and he's become the best dog ever! almost never on a leash out front while I'm working in the yard or on the cars, has hiked with me at least 100 miles over the last 2~2.5 years and basiclly goes with me every time I go (provided he's allowed on the trails).


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this all happened this afternoon when Jr got home from school... called me right away and headed home. 90 minutes later when I arrived, 6 of us fanned out in 4 cars looking for him. We've already put up lost dog posters & posted on the local forum for this area. One gal said if he's free he should find his way home. I kinda think he is not. my fear is he's hurt from getting hit by the car and needs attention asap.

 

Thats horrible Steve. Are you holding out any hope that you can still find him? We had to put down our dog in January. My daughter, my wife and yes I, lost it. Best wishes.

 

Bad part is when they get hurt they usually run and hide. Hopefully he turns up. And try to get at least an hour of sleep tonight

 

not sure if he's hurt or not, he bolted so fast Jr could not keep up. I checked along the walking route we take and didnt see him hiding in any of the bushes.

this is day 1, hopefully he'll be home by the end of day 2...

 

If he's hurt he'll probably still be near and holed up in covered area. Are you in a rural area? Make sure your drive is well lit.

I was getting ready to take my dogs hiking an when I opened the door they both just bolted (never done that before) and it took 30 minutes of driving to find em. Dogs will come back, when I go to the coast I'm in the middle of nowhere, closest person is usually 4-6 miles away and my dogs will just run free, I keep a whistle and will use my truck horn to call em in.

If your local pd has a k9 search and rescue team I would use them. For me personally I would pay just about anything to rescue my dogs. Don't see why they'd say no if you paid em unless they're busy with a person.